雖則

See also: 虽则

Chinese

		although; even though	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
trad. (雖則)		雖	則
simp. (虽则)		虽	则

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suīzé

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi¹ zak¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui¹ dak²

• Eastern Min (BUC): chŭi-cáik
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sui-chek
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹soe-tseq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suīzé
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sueizé
    • Wade–Giles: sui¹-tsê²
    • Yale: swēi-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueitzer
    • Palladius: суйцзэ (sujczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi¹ zak¹
    • Yale: sēui jāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ dzak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ zeg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhui¹ dak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui³³ tak̚⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chŭi-cáik
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒaiʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sui-chek
    • Tâi-lô: sui-tsik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suizeg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹soe-tseq
    • MiniDict: soe^平 tseh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹soe-tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø⁵⁵ t͡səʔ²¹/

Conjunction

雖則

1. even if; even though

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 雖然 (“although”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		雖
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雖然, 雖則, 雖說
Mandarin	Beijing	雖然
	Taiwan	雖然
	Harbin	雖說
	Luoyang	雖說
	Xi'an	雖說
	Chengdu	雖然, 雖說
	Yangzhou	雖說
	Singapore	雖然
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雖然, 雖則
	Hong Kong	雖然, 雖則
	Taishan	雖然
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雖然
Gan	Nanchang	雖話
Hakka	Meixian	雖然
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雖然
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雖然
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雖然
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雖然
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雖然
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雖然
Huizhou	Jixi	雖則其然
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雖然
Southern Min	Xiamen	雖然, 雖罔, 雖講
	Quanzhou	雖然
	Zhangzhou	雖然, 雖罔
	Tainan	雖然, 雖罔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	雖然
	Manila (Hokkien)	雖然
	Jieyang	名呾
	Singapore (Teochew)	雖然
Wu	Shanghai	雖然, 雖則
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雖則
	Ningbo	雖則
Xiang	Changsha	雖然得, 雖然得是